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Have you ever noticed that most laptops today seem to come in a colour palette that would make a zebra feel adventurous? Black, silver, maybe a daring shade of grey if the designer was feeling particularly cheeky. It's as if the entire laptop industry got together and decided the world doesn't need colour—thank you very much.
Myth: The neutral tones are sophisticated and professional. Ah, yes, the myth of sophistication …
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We live in an age where thinness and minimalism in laptops are celebrated as if they're the holy grail of computing. It's like the computer equivalent of the minimalist architecture trend. You know the one—where houses look like they're made of giant white Lego bricks with not a single hint of character. It's all about being sleek and modern, until you realise you've got nowhere to hang your hat.
The quest for a minimalist laptop often starts with the noble idea of reducing clutter and making something portable. But somewhere along the way, we traded in sanity for sensibility. A power button that doubles as a fingerprint scanner? …
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We need to talk about the obsession with making laptops as light as a feather. Every year, manufacturers parade new models that shave off kilos like it's a Biggest Loser competition. But does shedding those precious grams make for a better notebook, or are we just sipping the Kool-Aid of marketing hype?
Now, let's get one thing straight: lugging around a brick-sized laptop is a terrible idea …
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Ah, the ultra-portable laptop—it's the idea that we can carry a computer as easily as we carry a paperback. Or at least, that's what the brochure says. These slim machines are supposedly designed for the modern traveller, the digital nomad, or anyone who's been seduced by the notion that thinner and lighter must be better. But is that really true, or is it just another marketing illusion?
Myth 1: Bigger isn't better
We've been sold the dream that in the tech world, skinny is sexy. The slimmer the laptop, the more desirable—like some sort of silicon supermodel …
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Remember when cyberpunk was the future? We all thought we’d be living in a world where laptops were sleek, shiny objects straight out of a Philip K. Dick novel. Instead, we’re stuck with machines that often look like they were designed by someone who takes life advice from their kettle.
Let’s break down the myth of the futuristic laptop. Myth one: By now, laptops should look as if they've just fallen off the back of a Tron cycle …
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Think you have a steady hand and have impressive calligraphy skills? I was blown away when watching British designer Seb Letser reproduce some of the most complex logos with absolutely zero margin for error
